Haircloth and bib holder



Nov. 5, 1929. J'. G, I-IULME I 1,734,626

I HAIR CLOTH AND BIB HOLDER Filed March 20, 1928 Patented Nov. 5, 1929 UHT JOHN G. HULME, F CHISHOLM, MINNESOTA HAIRCLOTH AND BIB HOLDERApplication filed. March 20, 1928. Serial No. 263,097.

The object of the invention is to have an uninjurious and a convenientmeans for holding a hair cloth which is. used to protect a person fromhairs while having a haircut, or

being dressed or treated and for holding bibs on children while eating,or any other protection for a similar purpose. The holder is made ofspring metal, bent into an elongated loop member, having arms which arenormally spread apart as shown in Fig. 1. The ends of the arms arearranged so, that when taken into the right hand and placed between thethumb and index-finger, the same may be forced together, as shown inFig. 2. The holder as shown in Fi 2 is now in position to be applied tothe edge of the cloth, after which the arms are released to the positionshown in Fig. 3 thereby securely gripping the cloth between the ends ofthe arms, without 2 tearing the same. lVhen it is desired to disengagethe holder from the cloth, the arms are simply pressed toward each otheras shown in Fig. 2, after which the cloth may be removed.

The shape of the holder may vary in detail, but the preferred embodimentis hereindescribed and shown in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is an illustration of the holder before the end 10 is broughtover into engage ment with the U member 4.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the holder, showing the ends of the armsdisengaged while the edges of the cloth are being adjusted between thesaid ends. Fig. 3 is a pictorial view of the holder showing it inservice.

The invention consists in a construction and combination of parts, anelongated loop member 1, having arms 2 and 3, said arms terminating intothe holding combination, as described hereinafter. The end of the looparm 3 is formed into a U member 4, which is bent downwardly, at thepoint where the arm 5 of the U member 4 terminates, in a plane at rightangles to the plane in which one of the arms of the loop member lies.The arms 5 and 6 of the U member 4 are close together so as to preventthe end portion 10, of the arm 2 of the loop member 1, from passingthrough the said U member 4. The loop arm 2 is bent at 7 towards the Umember 4, so as to form the elongated portion 8, which permits theholding combination to open as shown in Fig. 2, then bent downwardly at9, so as to form an end portion 10, said end portion adapted tocooperate with the arms 5 and 6 of the U member 4, as shown in Fig. 3.

The strength of the hold may be adjusted by a spread of the arms of theholder.

I claim:

A hair cloth and bib holder consisting of a resilient elongated loopmember, having the extremities of its arms provided with a U member andan end portion respectively, for holding cloth by squeezing the samebetween the U member of one of the arms, and the end portion of theother arm of the loop member, said other arm having a bend towards the Umember, .anelongated portion, a bend downward, and the end portion, saidend portion adapted to cooperate with the arms of the U member, when thearms are normally tensioned away from each other from their contractedposition by the resiliency of the elongated loop member, substantiallyas herein shown and described.

JOHN G. HULME.

